Deposition of Robert Bagg

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Robert Bagg late of the Lawragh in the parish of whittchurch Baronry of Deces and and County of Waterford yeaman A brittish protestant being duely Sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission bearing date &c deposeth and saieth that on or about the 25th day of January last past and since the begining of this present rebellion In Ireland hee lost was Robbed and forcibly dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values following vizt value of 2570 li. Value of 2570 li.
Off Cattell yo ung and ould Oxen Horses Mares s heepe and Swine to the value of four hundred three s kore and five pownds Off Corne in house and Haggard to the value of of three hundred and forty pownds of Hay in Haggard to the value of forty pownds Off Implements of Husbandry to the value of forty pownds Off Houshould Goods and Houshould Provission to the value of one hundred pownds this deponent further saieth that hee was expelled and driven away from a farme being the lands of the Lawra gh In the aforesaid County w h ere in hee had a lease of forty one yeres vnexpired worth Com m u ni bus Annis four skore pownds per Annum above the land lords Rent which hee valueth to be worth togeather with his Improuements in building & fencing & other Nesesary charges the Some of eight hundred pownds hee likewise saieth that hee was expelled and driven away from his farme Called Knock a laragh where in he had a lease of fourteene yers vnexpired worth Coibus Annis one hundred pownds per Annum above the land lords Rent togeather with his Improuements one the same which hee valeuth to worth five hundred pounds ster
The deponent further saieth that he had like wise a lease of Balli mu lallagh wher e in he had a lease of Twenty two yeres vnexpired worth Coibus Annis tenn pownds per Annum above the land lords Rent which he valueth to be worth three skore pownd s ser, this deponent like wise saieth that hee had a Kill of lyme togeather with 14000 faggotts which this deponent valueth to be worth twenty fiue pownds

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This Deponent further saieth that hee was driven away from his farme of the Lawragh & Knockalaragh aforesaid where hee had in Corne in Gr ow nd which he Conceiveth to be lost to the value of Two hundred pownds ster the totall o f his losses Amounts to the sum e of Two thowsand five hundred and seventy pownds and that by the hands and Meanes of Daniell mc Davy of Ballihane beg parish of whittchurch Baronry of <A> Deces & County of waterford gent And James fiz Gerald of Ballicalline in the parish of Dungarvan & County afoesaid gent & Tho mc Morrish of Balliharrahan in the aforesaid County gent & Morish mc William o Connery and Owen Mc Morish his sone of and Henry Dowdall of Knockanerist in the aforesaid County gentellmen and theire followers whose Names this deponent knoweth not this deponent further saieth that there was Murdred at the Lawragh aforesaid Morish Gambon & three souldiars all of the Cnockmore which were Murthered by Garrett fiz Gerrald of Ballicallane in the County aforesaid gent & one Captaine Wailsh Living in Butlers Cunty gent as alsoe a servant Maide which this deponent sent to the Castell of Dromanagh with a letter & she was mett with all by the way & sent to the High Sherife of the County of waterford gent & there by his Meanes Hangged the shirife his Name is Phillip mc Cragh of Carraghnasldy gent & two of English Mayds of the Castell of Knock More which were taken by the Rebells & Carried to Dungarvan there Hanged by Captaine ffennell the Mayds Names were Judeth Plumer & Ann Plumer & this deponent further saieth that hee had burnt by <B> Phillip mc Cragh his tennants three houses burnt one his farme of Knockalaragh and further deposeth not that Peter Anthony of the Comoragh in the said County gent formerly a Reputed protestant & now turned papist
Robert Bagg
Jurat Coram Nobis
7th July 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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The examination of
Robert Bagg of the
Lawragh yeaman
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Waterford
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